| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Inspiration for the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Definitions and Characteristics of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第11-16页 |
| ·Definitions of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第12-13页 |
| ·Characteristics of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第13-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-22页 |
| ·Language,Culture and Translation | 第17-19页 |
| ·Research on the Translation Studies of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Translation of C hinese Four-cha racter Idioms at Home | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Translation of C hinese Four-cha racter Idioms Abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Cultural Loss in the Translation of ChineseFour-character Idioms | 第22-31页 |
| ·Linguistic Factors Influencing Cultural Loss in the Translation of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第22-23页 |
| ·Cultural Factors Influencing Cultural Loss and Exploration into Cultural Loss | 第23-29页 |
| ·Cultural Factors Influencing Cultural Loss in the Translation of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第24-25页 |
| ·Exploration into Cultural Loss | 第25-29页 |
| ·Translator's Factors Influencing Cultural Loss in the Translation of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Principles and Ways of Compensation | 第31-48页 |
| ·Principles of Compensation | 第31-34页 |
| ·Foreignization to Keep the Original Implication | 第32-33页 |
| ·Domestication to Naturalize the Source Language | 第33-34页 |
| ·Ways of Compensation in the Translation of Chinese Four-character Idioms | 第34-48页 |
| ·Literal Translation | 第35-37页 |
| ·Free Translation | 第37-41页 |
| ·Equivalent Translation | 第41-43页 |
| ·Combination of Literal Translation and Free Translation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Annotation | 第44页 |
| ·Omission | 第44-46页 |
| ·Contextual Amplification | 第46页 |
| ·Figures of Speech | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Enlightenment on Research of the Thesis | 第48页 |
| ·Limitations in this Thesis | 第48-49页 |
| ·Points for Further Research | 第49-50页 |
| Works Cited | 第50-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53-54页 |
| 个人简介 | 第54-55页 |
